Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Woodward has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.67% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 430.0% year-over-year to 16.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.67% (up 430.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.33%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed rose to 16.67% in Q1 2026, from 14.9% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WWD reached as high as 16.67% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 5.65% in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.57% (2024), against an average of 10.13%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed surged 592 bps — and 2025, when it sank 59 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.28% in 2022, then soared by 53 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then increased by 28 bps to 12.29% in 2024, then grew by 21 bps to 14.9% in 2025, then gained by 12 bps to 16.67% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.67%, 14.9%, and 12.72% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.